Children and Reality Television- Young Lives on the Big Screen

​Almost everyone that watches television in 2016 knows that reality shows feature an unscripted and non-actor cast. What Jane Feuer, Professor of English and Film Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, points out, however, is that the ongoing narrative of reality television is much more complicated than just handing over a show to non-actors.

“Children and Reality Television-Young Lives on the Big Screen”

Clickbait vs. Journalism

Clickbait often gets a bad rap because of the sensationalized nature of the headlines and those stories' lack of substantive content. However, this does not necessarily hold true for all clickbait.

“Clickbait vs. Journalism”

Argument of Inquiry

When I was younger, I pestered my mom to tell me how to say things in Pashto (our family language) and Urdu, the national language of Pakistan. As I grew older, I sought to learn more about Urdu, and my efforts led me toward poetry and Indian Bollywood movies, which I thought to be only in Hindi. While watching, however, I noticed characters using Urdu words like khuda and bahar, which mean “god” and “spring,” respectively, of which the Hindi words are bhagavaan and vasanta.

An Assessment of Community Water Fluoridation

Water treatment is a vital public service that ensures that our water supply is safe to drink. However, issues regarding water treatment generally attract public attention only when the safety of water for consumption or recreation is called into question. A questioning of water safety often prompts a response, governmental or humanitarian; however such responses sometimes not only fail to solve problems, they exacerbate those problems.

Reestablishing the Value of Fairy-Stories

J.R.R. Tolkien’s 1947 essay “On Fairy Stories” explores the nature of fairy-stories as a genre. Tolkien is best known for his fantasy novel (published as a trilogy), The Lord of the Rings, but he wrote “On Fairy Stories,” first delivered as a lecture in 1939, several years earlier as part of the Andrew Lang lecture series. In typical philological fashion, Tolkien discusses the definition of fairy-stories, their origins, and their purpose in order to capture their true value.

Art about Art, Art about Life: Woolf, Schwitters, and the Blurred Line between the Arts and Life

The first half of the twentieth century was shorn by war, ripping society in England and across the European continent into fragments that many individuals struggled to bring back together to form a new picture. The period proved to be a cultural collage, as people aimed to reconcile their pasts with their presents to create a future. In no arena was this effort more addressed than in the arts.

Classifying the Renaissance Spirit: The Influence of Nineteenth Century Museum and Science Cultures on Walter Pater's Renaissance

It is tempting to read Walter Pater as a lifeless figure who transcends not only the conditions of the Victorian era he lived in, but also of life itself. It is true that when we sift through the details of his public life we find a man, as Arthur Symons describes, “rarely quite at ease” (102).

Engaging in Ambiguity: Emily Dickinson’s Use of Imagery, Enjambment, and Dashes to Create Multiple Interpretations of Her Poetry

Dickinson’s poetry is filled with moments of ambiguous meaning because she focuses on topics that do not have a definitive interpretation, such as lightning, truth, and the infinite. Nevertheless, Dickinson explores these subjects, not for the purpose of seeking an answer, but for the sake of exploring them. It is because these subjects cannot be defined that Dickinson finds their exploration so essential and focuses on them in her poetry.

From Rebel to Revolutionary: The Evolution of the Irish Outlaw and the Reluctant Irish Revival Author

“The lyricism of marginality may find inspiration in the image of the 'outlaw,' the great social nomad, who prowls on the confines of a docile, frightened order.” – Michel Foucault

Le Bal Est Fini, and Everyone Was Happy

Through the diminutive and traditional world of local cultures in nineteenth century rural Louisiana, the intermingling of Cajun and Creole cultures manifests in Kate Chopin’s works. In At the ‘Cadien Ball and The Storm, Chopin juxtaposes the restraint on sexuality and gender and the restrictions imposed by religion and class through the cultural constraints of the time.